The big business of consumer drones

FPVR drone racers compete for places in a cash prize tournament to be held in Ballarat in April.

Game of Drones

We’re not exactly sure why someone would want to spend dozens of hours building an RC quadcopter only to see it destroyed in an arena of robot death, but that’s what some hobbyists are doing with their drones. In Game of Drones, multi-rotors are outfitted with armoured shells and light weaponry to dismantle their opponents. It’s fight club for flying robots!